February 5, 2026 South Africa rare earths project gets $20 million in state funds The state-owned Industrial Development Corp. is backing Frontier Rare Earths’ Zandkopsdrift project in the Northern Cape province.
February 4, 2026 Momentum Technologies advances dual-track US processing for rare earths and battery materials Company has commissioned what it says is the world’s first demonstration-scale plant with capability to process both battery materials and rare earths.
February 4, 2026 Vance pitches price floors for key minerals to counter China Vance called on the audience of foreign officials to help create stable investment conditions.
February 4, 2026 EU to offer US critical minerals partnership to check China The EU is prepared to sign a memorandum of understanding with the US to develop a “Strategic Partnership Roadmap” within three months, Bloomberg reports.
February 3, 2026 USA Rare Earth eyes $3 billion-plus funding to accelerate plans The prospective funds include as much as $1.6 billion from the Department of Commerce and the rest from the private sector, CEO said.
February 3, 2026 Torngat eyes Strange Lake feasibility study as timing slips for Quebec rare earths project Strange Lake stands out among North American rare earth projects for its heavy rare earth content, particularly dysprosium and terbium.
February 2, 2026 ‘Project Vault’ wins some metals industry support as stocks gain The initiative shows the administration’s “major focus on rare earth” and its “determination to take control back from China,” wrote William Blair’s Neal Dingmann.
February 2, 2026 Japan boosts deep-sea mining plan to cut rare earth reliance The aim is to pull metal-bearing mud from the seabed for tests as early as February 2027.
February 2, 2026 Trump launches $12B project Vault to cut China reliance The initiative aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
January 30, 2026 Australia says US price floor backdown won’t derail its critical minerals strategy Australia has been positioning itself as a critical minerals alternative to China.
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